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• About Clinical Trials
• Taking Part in a Clinical Trial
• Your Patient's Rights and Responsibilities

About Clinical Trials

Publications

1. Clinical Trials - Online Tutorial - This interactive, online tutorial, sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, provides information on clinical trials for participants and potential participants.
2. Program for Healthy Volunteers - Volunteers are often needed for clinical trials. Researchers and health professionals can use this site to get ideas on how to recruit potential volunteers for clinical trials.

Organizations

1. Clinical Trials, NCI
2. ClinicalTrials.gov
3. NIH Clinical Center
4. Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)
5. Office of Human Subjects Research, NIH
6. U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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Taking Part in a Clinical Trial

Publications

1. Becoming a Research Volunteer: It's Your Decision - Your patients might be interested in clinical trials. People can use this publication to decide whether participation in a clinical trial is right for them. (PDF file, 3.4 Mb)
2. Information on Clinical Trials and Human Research Studies - ClinicalTrials.gov has the most reliable resources on clinical trials. Information on this site includes how clinical trials work, background information, how to become a volunteer, and a glossary for clinical trial terms.

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Your Patient's Rights and Responsibilities

Publications

1. A Guide to Understanding Informed Consent - Before starting a clinical trial, prospective participants are provided with informed consent documentation that provides vital information about a clinical trial. This publication provides details regarding expectations and procedures throughout the clinical trial.
2. Standards for Patient Care at the NIH Clinical Trial Center - The federal government’s center for clinical trials is located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Many clinical trials are administered at NIH each year. This publication explains what clinical trials are administered at NIH and the standards of participant care that are needed to ensure that clinical trials are successful. (PDF file, 85 Kb)

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Content last updated December 1, 2008.